this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2023
307 points (96.7% liked)
Technology
59740 readers
3958 users here now
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
Our Rules
- Follow the lemmy.world rules.
- Only tech related content.
- Be excellent to each another!
- Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
- Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
- Politics threads may be removed.
- No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
- Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
- Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed
Approved Bots
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Don't you just love it when the justification for fascism becomes, "What about the kids?" I am not saying that this is necessarily the case in this instance, but it's a common refrain for breaking technology and taking away rights by the authoritarian state.
"Of course we have to spy on you, there's terrorists out there".
Truth is, terrorists can fight for freedom. Terrorism isn't always bad. As a french, I'm well aware of the need for revolt
One man's terrorism is another man's freedom. It's all about perspective and what the person has to gain or lose.
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.
Gotta love fighting terrorism by making terrorists more sympathetic.
Terrorists and authoritarian governments are each others' greatest allies even though both pretend otherwise. Each one uses the other to endear itself to the people and justify atrocities that they would otherwise never get away with, all in the name of protecting you from the other one.
Well at least in the EU where simiar stuff is Plotted by politicians this is exactly their "Argument "
It's literally stated in the article. And terrorism of course.
I didn't read the article. I fully admit that.